Thomas J. Shorall, Jr.
Tom Shorall is a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
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Tom Shorall’s election by the American College of Trial Lawyers provides strong evidence of his standing among the nation's premier litigation attorneys.
A fellow of the exclusive American College of Trial Lawyers, Tom Shorall has an impressive track record in representing clients in commercial disputes as well as in litigation involving personal injury, premises liability, product liability, pharmacy malpractice and construction law. Tom has extensive experience trying cases in both state and federal courts, and continues to coordinate the defense of cases filed against major national organizations.
Tom, who is also an associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has extensive jury trial experience, representing both plaintiffs or defendants. He has been lead counsel for clients involved in some of Arizona's largest construction defect suits and has led the successful defense of a case which, when filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona, was the largest mold case in North America. In 2007, Tom obtained what is believed to be the largest personal injury jury verdict in the history of Coconino County (Flagstaff).
Tom has been a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death since 1999. He is a Best Lawyers honoree and has been selected by Super Lawyers every year since 2008.
practice areas
certifications
Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
honors and awards
American Board of Trial Advocates: Associate
American College of Trial Lawyers: Fellow
The Best Lawyers in America ®: Insurance Law (2017-present), Insurance Litigation (2018-present), Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2017-present)
Super Lawyers, 2008-present
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
"AzBusiness Leaders," AzBusiness Magazine, 2021
Top 100 Trial Lawyers (Arizona), The National Trial Lawyers
professional memberships
State Bar of Arizona
Washington State Bar Association
published decisions
Scenic Arizona v. City of Phoenix Bd. of Adjustment , 228 Ariz. 419, 268 P.3d 370 (Ct. App. 2011), as amended (Feb. 9, 2012)
Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. v. Trail King Indus., Inc. , 224 Ariz. 159, 228 P.3d 895 (App. 2010)
Bustos v. W.M. Grace Dev. , 192 Ariz. 396, 966 P.2d 1000 (App. 1997)
Rowley Plastering Co., Inc. v. Marvin Gardens Dev. Corp. , 180 Ariz. 212, 883 P.2d 449 (App. 1994)
Lewis v. Oliver , 178 Ariz. 330, 873 P.2d 668 (App. 1993)
State ex rel. McDougall v. Superior Court, 174 Ariz. 450, 850 P.2d 688 (App. 1993)
Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Superior Court , 161 Ariz. 437, 778 P.2d 1333 (App. 1989)
presentations
“Innovative Trial Preparation and Presentation: Jury Selection,” American College of Trial Lawyers, April 2016
bar and court admissions
Washington, 2014
Oregon, 2012
Pennsylvania, 1986
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985
Arizona, 1985
education
J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, George Washington University College of Law, 1985
B.A., cum laude, Wheeling College, 1982